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A Message from the Black Chamber of Arizona Board of Directors

Dear Black Chamber of Arizona Members and Community
Supporters:

Change is never easy. However, after careful consideration,
the Board of Directors has mutually agreed to part ways with Kerwin Brown due
to strategic and philosophical differences. As such, Kerwin provided his
resignation and the Board accepted. We want to thank him for his leadership.

The Black Chamber of Arizona, as all businesses, continually
evaluates its effectiveness, strategic direction and ability to meet the needs
of its members. Under Kerwin\'s tenure, we expanded to serve the entire state.
This change was ambitious but unfortunately premature. Our membership is
located in Maricopa County. As such, going forward we will focus on
strengthening our base in the greater Phoenix area as well as creating
additional strategic alliances and key initiatives designed to enhance our
footprint in key parts of the state.

The Black Chamber of Arizona has processes and procedures in
place to manage the day-to-day operations of the Chamber. The Board of
Directors, with Marchelle Franklin as Board Chair, will provide strategic
leadership while the search for a permanent replacement takes place. We expect
to appoint a new President/CEO in 2017.

We remain committed to the Black Chamber of Arizona\'s
mission of improving the lives of our members by helping them develop their
businesses through key initiatives and programs, and by serving as an advocate
for our members at the state and local level.